N.C. Rath

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Research Physiologist

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Delhi (1974–1975); Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (1976–1980); National Institutes of Health (1978–1981); Agricultural Research Service (1994–2024); United States Department of Agriculture (1994–2024); Inserm (1976); University of Arkansas System (2011); National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (1978–1981); Bicêtre Hospital (1976–1980); University at Buffalo, State University of New York (1982–1984)

38 h-index 137 pubs 4,913 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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N.C. Rath's research has focused on animal health, particularly concerning poultry and cattle. His work has investigated the efficacy of bacteriophages as therapeutic agents against bacterial infections in livestock and poultry, including *Escherichia coli* and *Salmonella typhimurium*. Publications detail the use of bacteriophage SPR02 for preventing and treating *E. coli* respiratory infections in broiler chickens, and the therapeutic effectiveness of bacteriophages in combination with antibiotics for colibacillosis.

Further research has explored alternatives to antibiotics, utilizing bacteriophages to combat colibacillosis and prevent foodborne pathogens. Rath's investigations have also included factors influencing bone maturity and strength in poultry, as well as the effects of bacterial lipopolysaccharides on broiler chickens. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 39, 142 total publications, and over 5,200 citations, reflecting a significant body of work in veterinary medicine and related fields. He has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville on several publications.

Metrics

h-index: 38
Publications: 137
Citations: 4,913

Positions

Research Physiologist 1992–present

USDA Agricultural Research Service ORCID
Research Physiologist publications 1994–2024

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID

Selected Publications

Antibacterial Activity of Commercially Available Plant Extracts on Relevant Campylobacter Jejuni Strains Isolated from Both Human and Poultry (2024)

DOI OpenAlex
Primary growth plate chondrocyte isolation, culture, and characterization from the modern broiler (2022)

Poultry Science 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Thymosin β4 dynamics during chicken enteroid development (2020)

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry DOI OpenAlex
A method to culture chicken enterocytes and their characterization (2018)

Poultry Science 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
Antibacterial Activity of Commercially Available Plant Extracts on Selected Campylobacter jejuni Strains (2016)

British Microbiology Research Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Nutritional effects of egg shell membrane supplements on chicken performance and immunity (2015)

Poultry Science 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
Effects of dietary yeast extract on turkey stress response and heterophil oxidative burst activity (2011)

British Poultry Science 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
Immune interference of bacteriophage efficacy when treating colibacillosis in poultry1 (2010)

Poultry Science 46 citations DOI OpenAlex